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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Announces European Dates For His 'Basstory' Tour

Grammy Award-winning MEGADETH bassist, author, entrepreneur and metal icon David Ellefson, in association with Hexagon Booking, has announced a string of European dates to his "Basstory" tour, a series of limited and exclusive "Storytellers" dates, starting September 21 in Portland, Oregon. Dubbed "...

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HEART's ANN WILSON Releases Cover Of LESLEY GORE's 'You Don't Own Me' From Her New Album 'Immortal'

Ann Wilson of HEART, one of rock's most distinctive and powerful vocalists, has released "You Don't Own Me" as the second track from her new album that's due out September 14 on BMG. Fittingly titled "Immortal", the album features 10 musically diverse tracks that pay tribute to some of Ann's influen...

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WHITESNAKE: 'Unzipped' 5CD/DVD Set Featuring Rare And Previously Unreleased Acoustic Performances Due In October

It was the hard-rocking sound of hits like "Still Of The Night" and "Give Me All Your Love Tonight" that brought WHITESNAKE worldwide, multi-platinum success. Even so, the band's founder and lead singer, David Coverdale, has never been a stranger to the occasional ballad, going back to his early day...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE: New Trailer For 'Volume II - Power Drunk Majesty' Album Feat. MAX CAVALERA

METAL ALLEGIANCE — with its four core members: David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT),Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, ex-DREAM THEATER) and Mark Menghi — began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered t...

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TRIXTER's STEVE BROWN Says 'It's Hard To Watch' PAUL STANLEY And DAVID COVERDALE Struggling With Vocal Issues

TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown says that "it's hard to watch" people like Paul Stanley and David Coverdale battling vocal issues while performing live. When KISS kicked off its European tour last month in Barcelona, Spain, a number of YouTube videos surfaced online of Stanley clearly struggling to hi...

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IRON MAIDEN's 'Trooper' Beer Is A Big Hit With Virgin Trains Customers

Virgin Trains has partnered with IRON MAIDEN and Stockport, England-based brewery Robinsons to offer their customers one of the most unique beers around. The multiple award-winning Trooper beer, which takes its name from the classic IRON MAIDEN song of the same name, is now available to purchase onb...

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VINNIE PAUL Leaves Most Of His Estate To His Best Friend And His Longtime Girlfriend

According to TMZ, Vinnie Paul Abbott left the bulk of his estate to to his best friend and longtime girlfriend. TMZ obtained the document which outlines exactly how his estate should be divided following his sudden death last month, and Vinnie's friend Charles Jones will get 38% while the drummer's...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist Says Upcoming 'Flesh & Blood' Album Will Include 'Something For Everybody'

WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra spoke to Juice FM about the band's upcoming album, "Flesh & Blood", which is now scheduled to arrive early next year. "That's all brand new original WHITESNAKE material — first one in a while — so the whole band is excited about that," he said. "I don't know exact...

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DISTURBED's New Album 'Includes Many Styles Of Music'

DISTURBED's upcoming album will feature "many styles of music," the band has revealed. The disc, which will follow up 2015's "Immortalized", was recorded at The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko. In preparation for the release of the lead single from the upcomi...

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CHRIS CORNELL's 'Autopsy' TV Episode Gets Premiere Date

The Reelz cable network has set an August 12 premiere date for "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Chris Cornell". Earlier in the year, the show's producers were at Shepherd's Bush Hall in England, where the program recreated SOUNDGARDEN's and singer Chris Cornell's last show at the Fox Theatre in Detroit....

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Releases Music Video For 'Aye, Aye, Aye'

Joe Perry — legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of AEROSMITH — has just released the new video for "Aye, Aye, Aye", the first single from his "Sweetzerland Manifesto" album. The clip can be viewed below. Filmed earlier this year at The Roxy Theatre in West...

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SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS: 'MRI' Video

"MRI", the new video from Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, can be seen below. The song is taken from his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", which was released on April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG...

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SOILWORK Frontman On Upcoming Record: It's 'Possibly The Most Epic And Darkest Album We've Done'

SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid spoke to United Rock Nations about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" album. "I have about three more songs to do vocals for, and then it's pretty much done; then it's gonna be mixed," he said (hear audio...

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MEGADETH Bassist Says His Upcoming 'More Life With Deth' Book Will Include 'Largely Untold' Stories From 1980s

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson will release "More Life With Deth", the follow-up to his memoir "My Life With Deth", in November via Ellefson Music Press. The book was co-written by his business partner, radio personality and music journalist Thom Hazaert, and features contributions from Alice Coope...

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CLUTCH's NEIL FALLON: 'We've Been On Tour For 27 Years. That's Still What It's All About For Us'

Neil Fallon says CLUTCH is at the stage in its career where the band releases albums in order to support its touring habits. The Maryland rockers will issue their twelfth studio album, "Book Of Bad Decisions" on September 7 and will hit the road in the fall with SEVENDUST and TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAK...